Human Cardiospheres as a Source of Multipotent Stem and Progenitor Cells

Cardiospheres (CSs) are self-assembling multicellular clusters from the cellular outgrowth from cardiac explants cultured in nonadhesive substrates. They contain a core of primitive, proliferating cells, and an outer layer of mesenchymal/stromal cells and differentiating cells that express cardiomyo...

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Main Authors: Lucio Barile, Mihaela Gherghiceanu, Laurenţiu M. Popescu, Tiziano Moccetti, Giuseppe Vassalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/916837